United Arab Emirates Armed Forces
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, romanized: Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa li-Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyyah al-Muttaḥidah) are the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates. The armed forces have been deployed in military and humanitarian missions. Owing to their "active and effective military role despite their small personnel", the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces have been nicknamed "Little Sparta" by United States Armed Forces General and former US defense secretary James Mattis.[5]
| United Arab Emirates Armed Forces | |
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| القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة | |
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| Founded | 1971 |
| Service branches |  United Arab Emirates Air Force United Arab Emirates Army United Arab Emirates Border Guard United Arab Emirates Coast Guard United Arab Emirates Navy United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard United Arab Emirates Special Forces |
| Website | Ministry of Defence |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Chief of Staff | Lieutenant General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi[1] |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 years |
| Active personnel | 65,000[2] |
| Reserve personnel | 90,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | US$22.755 billion (2014) |
| Percent of GDP | 5.6% |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Al Jaber Land Systems Caracal International LAHAB Munitions Nimr LLC |
| Foreign suppliers |  France Israel[3] Russia[4] United Kingdom United States |